Allison  Harding

Community Involvement

• SEMA Businesswomen’s Select Committee Resources Chair 2019 – Current. Led the Resources Committee, focused on developing resources for women in the automotive industry. Designed a webinar series with skilled speakers to present on unique aspects of professional development. Currently developing a male ally program to accompany the virtual education series along with an in-person program for 2023.
• Throttle Gals Technical Column Writer 2019 – Current. Contributing to a column focused on providing technical knowledge to women in an easy-to-digest approach, so that anyone can understand the engineering behind their vehicles.
• Disability March Coordinator for Vintage Air 2018. Coordinated Vintage Air’s involvement in the disability march, including designing t-shirts, attending volunteer meetings, and gathering employee attendees.
• Vice President of Activities for ABLE 2017-2018. ABLE is the Employee Resource Group for Disability Inclusion at BAE Systems across all sectors of the company. Participated in a training in Washington DC on how to effectively impact change as the VP of the ERG.
• Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame Inducted in June 2017.
• AiChE Societal Impact Operating Council 2017-2018. Conducted presentations to increase visibility, knowledge, and engagement of members in disability inclusion efforts.
• USBLN Career Link Mentor 2015–2018. Active disability advocate, participating in the program as a mentee in 2015 and developing into a formal mentor role from 2016 until 2018 (when my current job was not affiliated with the program). Participated heavily in the program as a speaker at conference sessions, and a member of the conference planning committee and Rising Leader planning committee.

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